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NHD Paper Rubric Historical Research Paper Rubric Code: B8BB48 By puchco Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

NHD Paper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Quality of research	Poor --Fewer than 10 sources used--Source reliability questionable. --Minimal research.	Fair --Failed to use least 10 primary and 10 secondary sources --Source reliability questionable. --Surface research.	Good Used more than 10 primary and 10 secondary sources. Research of sufficient depth.	Excellent Used all available sources. --Sources reliable and properly cited. --All information supports the thesis. --Historically accurate --Research in-depth and the beyond the obvious, revealing new insights gained.
Content	Poor --Thesis unclear or non-existent. --Or, support for topic insufficient, --Organization, transitions, introduction, and/or conclusion non-existent.	Fair --Support for thesis barely sufficient, and/or. --Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion lacking clarity.	Good --Thesis stated clearly. --Reseach support for topic sufficient, but lacking in depth or complexity. --Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion slightly lacking clarity.	Excellent --Thesis clear. --Research support for topic complex, complete, & in-depth. --Clear, appropriate organization, with effective transitions, introduction, and conclusion.
Organization & Writing Style	Poor Few parts of organization and writing requirements met.	Fair Some parts of organization and writing requirements met.	Good Most parts of organization and writing requirements met.	Excellent --Effective introduction, body and conclusion. --Attention getter --Conclusion ties to introduction. --Precise and vivid language. --Minimum of 4 double spaced pages --A seperate works cited page. --Parenthetical citations used. --Uses transitions.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics	Poor --Spelling errors. --Many errors in agreement, pronouns, or tense. -- Many errors in punctuation or capitalization errors	Fair -- --Few spelling errors. --Few errors in agreement, pronouns or tense.	Good --No spelling errors, except those not detectable by spell-check.	Excellent ----No spelling errors. --No errors in agreement, pronouns or tense. -- No punctuation or capitalization errors.